9 Major Side Effects of Praluent

Alirocumab (Praluent), like almost every other medication has side effects that you should know about.

Major side effects of Praluent are as follows

1) Local injection site reaction: this medication is administered by injection. Therefore, the injection site could become irritated and swollen. (2.5% of COMBO ODYSEE study population)

2) Musculoskeletal problem: patients on alirocumab have a higher risk of musculoskeletal issues such as pain and discomfort. (4.4% of the study population)

3) Abnormal liver enzymes: the administration of alirocumab could also result in elevated levels of liver enzymes.(1.7% of study population)

4) Cognitive and memory impairment described as one of the possible side effects of Praluent. (0.8% of study population).

5) Hyperglycemia or high blood sugar level has also been reported as a possible adverse effect of this medication.

6) There were also four patients (among all the study participants) diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a variant of Guillain-Barre syndrome, optic neuritis (inflammation of the optic nerve) and transverse myelitis (rare inflammatory disease of spinal cord).

Additionally, here is a list of risks related to long-term treatment with the PCSK9 inhibitor,